Nikon P300 vs Panasonic TS5

Below, we will be reviewing the Nikon P300 and Panasonic TS5, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Waterproof by brands Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the P300 (12MP) and TS5 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The P300 was launched 3 years before the TS5 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the P300 scores against the TS5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix P300 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS5. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon P300 Gallery and Panasonic TS5 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Nikon P300 enjoys external dimensions of 103mm x 58mm x 32mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 189 grams (0.42 lbs) while the Panasonic TS5 has sizing of 110mm x 67mm x 29mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the P300 versus the TS5.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the P300 and TS5 is 92 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading technical specs. The visual underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the P300 and TS5.

As you have seen, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You should expect the Panasonic TS5 to offer you more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older P300 is going to be behind in sensor tech.